The Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions went 2-9 in 2018, but that will change in 2019 said head coach Cedric Thomas who sat down and talked about it wiith Donal Ware. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Shakyla Hill
Grambling guard Shakyla Hill 5-7, Senior, Little Rock, Ark. Generally, players have not won BOXTOROW National Player of the Week more than once in a season, let alone back-to-back weeks, but when something special is done, it’s a must. And Grambling guard Shakyla Hill has done something special. Again. After garnering two triple-doubles within a
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Martaveous McKnight
Arkansas Pine Bluff Guard Martaveous McKnight 6-4, Senior, Walls, Miss. Averaged 29.5 points, 4.0 assists, 4 rebounds in two games last week for the Golden Lions. He shot 50 percent from the field and 55 percent from three-point range. He led the Golden Lions with 30 points, six assists, six rebounds and three steals, shooting
Hall named BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year, again; leads BOXTOROW Awards list
For the second year in a row, Bowie State quarterback Amir Hall has been named BOXTOROW National Offensive Player of the Year. The senior from Bowie, Md. was selected for the offensive player of the year award after leading Bowie State to a 10-3 record, its first ever CIAA championship and a win in the
7/24/18 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Arkansas Pine Bluff
UAPB new head football coach Cedric Thomas joins Donal Ware on this episode of the HBCU Football Daily Podcast to talk about the upcoming season for the Lions.
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Martaveous McKnight
Arkansas Pine Bluff Guard Martaveous McKnight 6-4, Junior, Wallas, Miss. Averaged 32 points, five rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game on 59 percent shooting from the floor last week in victories over Prairie View A&M and Alcorn State. McKnight scored 39 points, grabbed six rebounds, handed out five assists and had three steals
2017 BOXTOROW SWAC Football Preview
Grambling seeks a repeat title by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Current SWAC football title holders repeating as champions is nothing new. In 2015, Alcorn State repeated as champions. But it’s been a while for the Grambling Tigers who many consider the most high profile program in HBCU football. The last time the Tigers repeated as champions
7/25/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Arkansas Pine Bluff
It has been a rough go of it for UAPB since winning the SWAC championship in 2012. Head coach Monte Coleman is a winner – going back to his days as a Washington Redskins player – and is looking to get his team back to winning. Host Donal Ware breaks down the Golden Lions.
NFL Midway Point: A mix of veteran, young HBCU players excelling
Some of the greatest players that ever played in the National Football League are alums of HBCUs. That’s a fact. We must not forget that once upon a time, Black players could not play at white schools. That is not the case today and most of the top Black high school players don’t choose HBCUs.
BOXTOROW’s Top 5 HBCU Players at the Midway Point: Vol. 3
For the last seven preseasons, the top five players to watch have been ranked. Here are the top five players through the halfway point of the season. 1. Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T, Running Back (5-6, 173, Sr., Bunn, N.C.) Is there any doubt that Cohen is No. 1 at the midway point? He became